1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Cannon v. University of Chicago et al.
441 U.S. 677 · 99 S. Ct. 1946 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-926
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 677
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1946
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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